New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 2:22-32

22And whenὅτεhoteG3753the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250fortheir purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512accordingκατὰkataG2596to the LawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475were completedG4092,they broughtG321Him upG321to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936Him to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962

23(as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962: “EveryπᾶνpanG3956firstbornmaleG733that opensδιανοῖγονdianoigonG1272the wombμήτρανmētranG3388shall be calledκληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962”),

24and to offerδοῦναιdounaiG1325a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378accordingκατὰkataG2596to what has been statedG3004in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962: “A pairζεῦγοςzeugosG2201of turtledovesτρυγόνωνtrugonōnG5167orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417youngG3556dovesπεριστερῶν.¶peristerōnG4058.”

25And there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686was SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;and thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasrighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342and devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126,lookingG4327forwardG4327toG4327the consolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;and the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was upon him.

26Andit had beenἦνēnG1510revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonG5537to him by the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that he would notseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288beforeπρὶνprinG4250he had seenG3708the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

27And he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151into the templeG2413;and whenG1722the parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118broughtG1521inG1521the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,to carryG4160outG4160for Him the customεἰθισμένονeithismenonG1480of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,

28thenG2532he tookἐδέξατοedexatoG1209Him in his armsἀγκάλαςagkalasG43,and blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127GodθεὸνtheonG2316,and saidG3004,

29“NowνῦνnunG3568,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,You are lettingG630Your bond-servantδοῦλόνdoulonG1401departG630in peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515,AccordingκατὰkataG2596to Your wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487;

30For my eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788haveseenG3708Your salvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,

31WhichὃhoG3739You have preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090in the presenceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the peoplesλαῶν,laōnG2992:

32A lightφῶςphōsG5457for revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602for the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,And the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Your peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

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